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United States Senate election in California, 1980

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November 3, 1980 (1980-11-03)
  
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November 3, 1980

United States Senate election in California, 1980

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November 3, 1980 (1980-11-03)

The 1980 United States Senate election in California took place on November 4, 1980. Incumbent Democrat U.S. Senator Alan Cranston easily won re-election to a third term, even as the state's former Republican governor, Ronald Reagan, claimed a landslide victory in the presidential election.

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Democratic

  • Alan Cranston, incumbent U.S. Senator
  • Republican

  • Paul Gann, political activist
  • References

    United States Senate election in California, 1980 Wikipedia